Services

Sleep Center

The center offers diagnostic sleep studies for adults and pediatric patients. The Shannon Clinic Sleep Center is the first accredited sleep center within a 90-mile radius of San Angelo and is a member of the American Association of Sleep Medicine. The center offers several diagnostic sleep studies for adults and children over the age of two. The Sleep Center has four registered technologists and is supervised by Walter Rustmann, MD, a pulmonologist at Shannon Clinic who is also board-certified in sleep medicine.

Sleep disorder signs to look for:

Has your partner noticed that you gasp or stop breathing during sleep?

Do you often wake up feeling unrefreshed?

Do you sometimes feel excessively sleepy during the day?

Have your energy and motivation levels decreased?

Do you find it difficult to concentrate?

Do you have short-term memory loss?

Do you have feelings of depression?

Do you wake up with chest pains or palpations?

Do you have night sweats?

The Shannon Clinic Sleep Center tries to keep patients on their regular schedules. The goal is to collect six hours of information. There are four rooms that are equipped with their own bathrooms, TV’s with cable, and very stylish and comfortable beds.

Treatments

There is a very effective, widely accepted treatment for sleep apnea called CPAP. A bedside device gently delivers pressurized air through a small mask or nasal pillow system. This pressure acts like an air splint to keep your upper airway open and help prevent apneas.

This treatment doesn’t involve drugs or surgery and helps hundreds of thousands of people all over the world to enjoy healthier sleep and healthier life. Many experience the benefits

Home Sleep Testing

Home sleep studies are used for patients whose insurance carriers require the study and for patients with physical limitations. After receiving instructions from a technician, the patient takes the testing device home. The device fits around the head like a headband and sits on the forehead. It monitors oxygen levels, heart rate and can tell if the patient is awake or asleep and collects data during the study. After the study, the patient returns the device to the Center so the collected data can be retrieved from the device and interpreted by a technician.